Author: Michelle Korhonen

Pete Doherty has been diagnosied with Type 2 Diabetes after admitting he thinks ‘death is lurking’.  The Libertines singer, 44, has always been open about his prolific battles with drug addiction, including crack and heroin, in the past.While he has given up drugs Pete admitted his diet hasn’t been great and he eats a lot of ‘cheese and sugar’.Speaking to The Guardian’s Saturday Magazine, he said: ‘I gave up the main poisons and my health improved. Then you get told alcohol and cheese and sugar are just as bad and you were healthier when you were on heroin.Pete then went on to…

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Are you ready to take charge of your gut health and feel amazing from the inside out?  Tips for a Successful Gut Health Journey 1. Eat a diverse range of fruits and vegetables to feed your gut microbiome. 2. Incorporate fermented foods like yogurt, kimchi, and sauerkraut into your diet for probiotics. 3. Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water throughout the day. 4. Manage stress through activities like yoga, meditation, or deep breathing exercises. 5. Get your body moving with our MOVE app! Exercise helps to support overall gut health. 6. Prioritize sleep to allow your body to rest and…

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margouillatphotos/Getty Images margouillatphotos/Getty Images If you’re trying to build and maintain muscle mass, research shows getting enough protein in your diet is key. And many older adults don’t get enough – especially women. Are you trying to up your protein intake? What do you eat to make that happen? NPR’s Allison Aubrey recently shared her tips for how to amp up protein in her diet — and we’d love to hear yours! Share your favorite protein-rich meals and tips – with photos. Your submission will be governed by our general Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. As the Privacy Policy…

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When, earlier this month, Tucker Carlson posted a short video clip of himself visiting a Russian supermarket and raving about how great the bread was and how low the prices were, and another clip from his trip to a knockoff McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow, he received plenty of well-deserved mockery. Carlson seemed both willfully ignorant, pretending that he doesn’t know that prices are lower in Russia than in the U.S. because Russia is much poorer than the U.S., and oddly credulous (is a garden-variety fast-food joint really worth gushing over?).Still, amid the weirdly pro-Russian and anti-American rhetoric, Carlson’s travelogue did…

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The billionaire heiress of In-N-Out has revealed the secrets behind the family’s tragic history of drug abuse, shock deaths and a brutal legal battle inside the company. Lynsi Snyder, 41, recently authored a book, The Ins-N-Outs of In-N-Out Burger, delving into the iconic burger chain’s history and unveiling the secret recipes behind its fan-favorite items that have remained unchanged for the past 70 years.Snyder, who became the president of In-N-Out in 2010 and inherited full control of the company in 2017, is one of the youngest billionaires with a $4.2 billion net worth.Since its founding in California by Snyder’s grandparents, Harry…

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One night last winter, over drinks in downtown Los Angeles, the biologist David Gruber told me that human beings might someday talk to sperm whales. In 2020, Gruber founded Project CETI with some of the world’s leading artificial-intelligence researchers, and they have so far raised $33 million for a high-tech effort to learn the whales’ language. Gruber said that they hope to record billions of the animals’ clicking sounds with floating hydrophones, and then to decipher the sounds’ meaning using neural networks. I was immediately intrigued. For years, I had been toiling away on a book about the search for…

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Being born into one of the most prominent families in Hollywood certainly comes with its perks. Take it from Billy Baldwin’s stunning daughters, Jameson and Brooke ‘Brooks’ Baldwin, who the actor shares with his longtime wife, Chynna Phillips.While they may not be as well-known as their cousins, Hailey Baldwin or Ireland Baldwin, both Jameson and Brooks have each racked up their own impressive list of achievements.They’ve also become social media sensations by flaunting some of the many perks that come with being a member of the Baldwin clan – like getting to jet off on lavish getaways with their famous parents and scoring…

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February 24, 2024, 9:40 AM ETEditor’s Note: Washington Week With The Atlantic is a partnership between NewsHour Productions, WETA, and The Atlantic airing every Friday on PBS stations nationwide. Check your local listings or watch full episodes here.  As the war in Ukraine enters a third year—and while a crucial aid package stalls in the House—Russia has gained recent momentum from its capture of Avdiivka, while Ukrainian forces face intensifying shortages of man power and ammunition. Can Ukraine win this war? What would winning look like for Ukraine?Anne Applebaum, a staff writer for The Atlantic; David Ignatius, a foreign-affairs columnist…

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Dr. João Goulão, director-general of the General Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies General Directorate, is widely credited with shifting Portugal’s addiction response toward a focus on health care and treatment. Overdose deaths have plummeted. Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle/ via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle/ via Getty Images Dr. João Goulão, director-general of the General Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies General Directorate, is widely credited with shifting Portugal’s addiction response toward a focus on health care and treatment. Overdose deaths have plummeted. Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle/ via Getty Images Talk…

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“Silence was more than the absence of noise; it was an aesthetic to be revered,” Xochitl Gonzalez wrote in 2022.David Gray / Reuters / The AtlanticFebruary 24, 2024, 8 AM ETThis is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.One of my favorite descriptions of New York City life comes from a 2022 article my by colleague Xochitl Gonzalez:New York in the summer is a noisy place, especially if you don’t have money.…

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